SwAmi, adiyEn would like to share a view which may be considered.
Divya Prabantham is called Tamizh marai -- that is, Tamil Vedam. In reciting the original Vedam the sound i.e., Osai is given the most prominence and not the meaning of a particular word. Osai or the sound waves create an atmosphere which is congenial to the listeners. The Vedic Osai is an effective treatment for driving out any ills. Similarly, the Divya Prabantha verses have their own Osai which has to maintained during recitation. They should not be changed according to the meaning that appears to us. For learning the meaning, time has to be set apart. If we disturb the Osai according to the meaning that appears to us, then we may loose the effect which is more important.
That is why our preceptors inssist on learning the Chanthai of the PAsurams.
The Osai too is in accordance with the arrangement of seers in a verse. Some words may be split or joined together in the arrangement of seers in an aDi in accordance with the pA ilakkaNam.
Basically one must be aware of the differences in verses -- like six seers, seven seers or eight seers, while learning to recite the Divya Prabantham. Without this knowledge, one is not doing justice to the AzhvAras who have composed them.
This is the essence adiyEn got after going through the different set-ups of verses and reciting them in tune with the seer- arrangement.
Humbly submitted.
Regards,
dAsan
anbil SrInivAsan
--- On Wed, 11/3/09, Padmanabhan <aazhwar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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